Lock and latch.



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APPLICATION FILED JAN- 9. 1904.

Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

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EDWARD CLAYTON GOODWIN, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNORTO THE HART & COOLEY COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

LOCK AND LATCH.

Patented March 23, 1909.

Appucaaon mea January 9, 1904. serial No. 188,278.

To all 'who-mit may concern.:

Be it known `that I, EDWARD CLAYTONY .keeper attached to a door jamb and a sliding gravity latch attached to a door, said latch being adapted to engage said lkeeper when the door is closed, together with a mechanism 'forlocking said latch.

The main object of my invention is to provide a sim le, strong and eiicient lock and latch whic i will be etective for the purpose intended, and atthe same time, be economical to manufacture.

It is my purpose to provide a lock and latch which will be adapted especially for use on steel constructed lockers.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved device showing it as it a pears when attached to a steel constructed ocker. Fig. 2 is an edge elevation of the same, the door jamb being removed. Fig. S-.is a horizontal section of the line a-a in Fig. 1.

1 is a portion of a locker-d oor.

2 is an angular reinforcing rib.

3 is a portion of a door jamb.

4 is an angular reinforcing rib.

5 is a keeper having an inclined upper edge 6. j

7 is a sliding latch. 7 a is a slot therein registering with keeperl 5.

8 is a handle on latch 7.

9 and 10 are studs 'carried by door 1 andl projecting through guiding slots 9a and 10a respectively in the latch 7, said studs laring ward until it drops into the recess back of keeper 5 thus efectually latching the door. To unlatch the door it is merely necessary to lift up the latch by means of the handle 8 until slot 7 a is in a position to clear the keeper 5. If it is desired to lock the door, it is only necessary to insert a key in the keyhole shown and force-out the bolt 13 across the path of shoulder 11 which blocks the latch 7 against any upward movement and hence prevents any opening of the door.

WhatI claim is 1. In a construction of 4the character described the combination of a door and jamb a vertical sliding latch, a keeper carried by said jamb and adapted to coact with said latch, a shoulder projecting rearwardly from said latch, anda bolt carried at the Vrear of said door and adapted to coact with said shoulder.

2. In a construction of the character described, the combination of a door and j amb, a vertical sliding latch, a handle thereon, slots therein, studs carried by said door and coacting with said slots to guide said latch, a kee er adapted to coact with said latch, a shou der rojecting rearwardly from said latch and a Ibcking bolt carried on the back of said door and adapted to coact with said shoulder.

8. In a construction of the character described, a metal door, a reinforcing strip therefor, a latch carried at the outer surface of said door, a lug projectin to the rear of and through said door and a ongside oi.' said strip, a bolt at the rearof said door adapted to extend through said strip for locking said latch, and a keeper 'for said latch carried by the door j amb.

4." In a construction of the character described, a door, a pair of outwardly projecting studs ermanently secured thereto separated vertically one above the other, said studs havingv enlarged heads, a door jamb, a keeper permanently secured to and projecting outwardly from said door jamb, a gravity actuated sliding latch having a body portion with guide slots coacting with said vstuds and an oiset from the body with a slot adapted to register with said keeper, and a handle for manually lifting said latch.

5. In a door lock and latch mechanism, the

combination of a door, a door jamb, a latch carried by the door, one ol said tWo latter members having a perforation and a keeper carried by the other lnelnber, a shoulder carried by. said latch and projecting to the rear of said door, and a key-operable lockingl bolt carried by the door and accessible from the outer side for coacting with said shoulder.

Signed at New Britain, Connecticut, this seventh day of January, 1904.

EDWARD CliY'lON GOODWIN: Vvltnesses:

W. E. STEVENS, J. H. ROBINSON. 

